The injured trio of Stephon Tuitt, Marcus Gilbert and Vance McDonald will be forced to watch from the sidelines in Detroit. Joining them will be the troubled Martvais Bryant and some regular Sunday benchwarmers.

DE Stephon Tuitt (Back)

OT Marcus Gilbert (Hamstring)

TE Vance McDonald (Knee)

WR Martavis Bryant (Social media)

CB Brian Allen (Healthy scratch)

OT Jerald Hawkins (Healthy scratch)

QB Josh Dobbs (Healthy scratch)

A whole week of missed practice for Tuitt, Gilbert and McDonald always meant they were going to miss the game against the Lions. With a bye week next Sunday, all three have a good chance of being able to return to action against the Indianapolis Colts.

Chris Hubbard will substitute for Gilbert and a combination of Tyson Alualu and Javon Hargrave will cover for Tuitt. Xavier Grimble should be the biggest beneficiary of McDonald being inactive in terms of snaps, while Jesse James is likely to see a few more passes coming his way.

Assuming Bryant can stay off social media for the next seven days, he should rejoin his teammates on the field in Week 10. In his absence, Justin Hunter gets a chance to suit up once again. For Brian Allen, Josh Dobbs and Jerald Hawkins it is business as usual for these inactive regulars.